Justin S Golub1, José A Luchsinger2,3, Jennifer J Manly4,5,6, Yaakov Stern4,5,6, Richard Mayeux4,5,6, Nicole Schupf4,5,6. 1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, New York. 2. Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, New York. 3. Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York. 4. Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, New York. 5. Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University, New York City, New York. 6. Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether observed hearing loss (OHL) is associated with incident dementia in a multiethnic population. DESIGN: Prospective epidemiological cohort study. SETTING: Community in northern Manhattan. PARTICIPANTS: Participants in the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project, a longitudinal study on aging and dementia in an ethnically diverse community (n = 1,881). MEASUREMENTS: OHL was defined when the examiner observed it or according to self-reported hearing aid use. A consensus panel diagnosed dementia using standard research criteria. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the relationship between OHL at baseline and risk of incident dementia (mean 7.3 ± 4.4 years of longitudinal followup, range 0.9-20 years). RESULTS: OHL was associated with 1.69 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.3-2.3, P < .010) times the risk of incident dementia, adjusting for demographic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, apolipoprotein E4 genotype, and stroke. When stratified according to race, the association between OHL and incident dementia was high in all groups but was statistically significant only in blacks (hazard ratio = 2.62, 95% CI = 1.5-4.5, P < .010). CONCLUSION: OHL was associated with greater risk of incident dementia in a multiethnic cohort. More study is needed to determine whether HL contributes to dementia and whether treating HL can reduce the risk of dementia.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether observed hearing loss (OHL) is associated with incident dementia in a multiethnic population. DESIGN: Prospective epidemiological cohort study. SETTING: Community in northern Manhattan. PARTICIPANTS: Participants in the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project, a longitudinal study on aging and dementia in an ethnically diverse community (n = 1,881). MEASUREMENTS: OHL was defined when the examiner observed it or according to self-reported hearing aid use. A consensus panel diagnosed dementia using standard research criteria. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to examine the relationship between OHL at baseline and risk of incident dementia (mean 7.3 ± 4.4 years of longitudinal followup, range 0.9-20 years). RESULTS:OHL was associated with 1.69 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.3-2.3, P < .010) times the risk of incident dementia, adjusting for demographic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, apolipoprotein E4 genotype, and stroke. When stratified according to race, the association between OHL and incident dementia was high in all groups but was statistically significant only in blacks (hazard ratio = 2.62, 95% CI = 1.5-4.5, P < .010). CONCLUSION:OHL was associated with greater risk of incident dementia in a multiethnic cohort. More study is needed to determine whether HL contributes to dementia and whether treating HL can reduce the risk of dementia.
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